This project entailed a complete redesign of what was a standard suburban garden. The owners wanted a contemporary space in which to entertain guests with clean lines to hold it together throughout the year, with their own planting to come in the future to soften the edges. With this in mind we created a rectilinear garden with a large pond giving the illusion that it stretches across the full width of the plot. The gabion walls allowed us to reuse the existing york stone in a modern style to match the sawn sandstone paving and create terraces up the gently sloping site. Finally we planted a birch grove on the rear bank to create a striking sculptural backdrop